NBA Picks ATS: Washington Wizards at Cleveland Cavaliers

Washington at Cleveland
Time: 6 PM CT, NBA LP
Spread: WAS -7.5
Total: 218

Odds c/o 5dimes

WAS TEAM NOTES:

The Washington Wizards have won six of its last 10 but it still lingers seven games below .500 and it is out of the playoff picture in the East. It trails No. 8 Charlotte by three full games in the standings.

The Wiz have begun to pay better attention to the defensive end, and that is the primary reason behind its recent success. Only two of its last six opponents have scored more than 106 points, and that was a 140-138 loss to the Toronto Raptors, as well as its last 118-126 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

Trevor Ariza has assumed a comfortable role as the team’s No. 3 option after John Wall and Bradley Beal. Beal is having an All-Star season and career year. He is averaging 24.7 points, five rebounds, and five assists per game. Ariza helps tie it together with his two-way play, as one of the best defensive wings in the NBA. He is averaging nearly 15 points per game in his 16 games as a Wizards, and it appears that (though no one thought it could) he could change the Wizards’ fate this season.?In its 17 games with Ariza, the Wizards have fared 8-9, which is an improvement and a mark good enough to be playoff-worthy in the Eastern Conference. When analysts and fans talk about team-changing talents, Ariza is not the first to come to mind, but he has been just that thus far for Washington.

CLE TEAM NOTES:

The Cleveland Cavaliers have lost eight of its last 10. It is 10-41 and in last place in the Eastern Conference.

The Cavs fans can turn their attention to a talented draft class, but as for this season, the theme will continue to be developing the existent young talents on this roster and trying to find a semblance of chemistry between rookie Collin Sexton and the several notable offensive talents the Cavs still possess. Kevin Love is still good for 19 points and 11 rebounds a game, but he is never going to be back to the level of production he showed in Minnesota before Joining LeBron James.

Jordan Clarkson and Rodney Hood are both good scorers, but neither should be a team’s No. 2 and No. 3 options—not if the goal is winning basketball games. Sexton has been everything the Cavaliers hoped he would be, but he still is facing the typical issues of rookie point guards, which includes hardly getting any calls. Tristan Thompson is averaging a double-double, but it is clear he has capped his potential and is a role player at best.

The Cavaliers will simply hope that a talent such as Zion Williamson can change its fate when it drafts in the summer. Because there is precious little to be gained from a season derailed by not only injuries but a sheer lack of talent with the subtraction of James, who simply made a lot of rag-tag performers play far above their usual levels. Remove the best player in the game, and this team is right where most figured it would be, in the cellar.

ATS TRENDS:

Washington
  • Wizards are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
  • Wizards are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
  • Wizards are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. Eastern Conference.
  • Wizards are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss.
  • Wizards are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
  • Wizards are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games overall.
  • Wizards are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
  • Wizards are 18-37 ATS in their last 55 road games.
  • Wizards are 10-23-1 ATS in their last 34 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
  • Wizards are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
  • Wizards are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. NBA Central.
  • Wizards are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points.
  • Wizards are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Tuesday games.
  • Wizards are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
  • Wizards are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.
Cleveland
  • Cavaliers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Tuesday games.
  • Cavaliers are 16-35 ATS in their last 51 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
  • Cavaliers are 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 games overall.
  • Cavaliers are 6-15-1 ATS in their last 22 games playing on 1 days rest.
  • Cavaliers are 14-40 ATS in their last 54 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
  • Cavaliers are 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
  • Cavaliers are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 home games.
  • Cavaliers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up win.
  • Cavaliers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS win.
  • Cavaliers are 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
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